wild guess en · NOUN
Meanings
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A guess that is not based on any evidence, knowledge, or experience.
Near-synonyms: WAG, SWAG, uneducated guess, stab in the dark, shot in the dark; see also Thesaurus:supposition
The student had no idea how to solve the math problem, so he took a wild guess among the choices given.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wild guesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
educated guess · intelligent guess
Hypernyms
Synonyms
posit · inference · shot in the dark · hunch · supposition · suspicion · theory · possibility · guess · postulation · WAG · given · conjecture · reckoning · foreguess · SWAG · stab in the dark · speculation · surmise · hypothesis · presumption · uneducated guess · assumption